Using an old sheet to collect leaves is the best. Just drop, rake and haul it like Santa.

First load of leaves up today. A beautiful second day of November. The new neighbours move into Marjory starting soon. There are a few of the world’s smallest carrots and some beets that were never thinned left in the garden.

I bagged up the herbs from 2014 and there is plenty for his winter ironically; sage, rosemary and thyme.

The oranges and olives are inside and dropping leaves like mad. Leaves everywhere – inside and out.

The compost is full again. Maybe one more mow and still have to empty the herb pots on the balcony and get hem in the shed along with the teak lounger. Next weekend.